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The net gun built for civilians in Ukraine’s kill zone

21 October 2026 at 14:04

At a training with the Ukrainian National Guard’s Omega unit, engineers from the defense tech company BlueBird Tech describe how to use their net gun, named Chipa, to entangle an approaching drone’s propellers.

The soldiers rehearse encounters with approaching first-person-view (FPV) drones, monitoring a handheld detector

National Guard armoured vehicle overturns near Frenaros

20 October 2026 at 13:36

A National Guard armoured personnel carrier overturned on the Avgorou-Frenaros road near the industrial area, injuring one soldier, the defence ministry said on Tuesday.

The VAB-type armoured personnel carrier, carrying two contract soldiers, veered off the road and overturned in an adjacent field.

The passenger was injured and taken by ambulance to Paralimni General Hospital, while the driver was also taken to hospital as a precaution.

Both underwent medical examinations and were subsequently discharged.

The ministry said the soldiers’ families had been informed of the incident.

The circumstances of the accident are under investigation.

National Guard member shot in DC after trying to break up fight

19 October 2026 at 15:32
A member of the National Guard was shot in the leg late Sunday while attempting to break up a fight in Southeast Washington, police said Monday. The injured guard member and the suspected shooter were hospitalized, and their injuries were not deemed life-threatening. The shooting occurred around 11:10 p.m. EDT in the 400 block of…

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